IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2025
Contact: Kathleen Floyd, kathleenfloyd18@gmail.com
In a 171-38 blowout vote, The Washington Post Tech Guild has officially won its union election, marking a significant milestone for over 300 technology workers across engineering, product design, and data roles at The Washington Post. After weeks of aggressive union-busting tactics from Washington Post management, tech workers at The Post persevered and have been recognized by the National Labor Relations Board. This is the first successful organizing effort to take place at The Post under Jeff Bezos’ ownership.
Washington Post tech workers first announced the formation of their union on April 7, 2025.
With support from staff at the Washington Baltimore News Guild, The NewsGuild-CWA and the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), the Washington Post Tech Guild will fight tirelessly for equity and inclusion, a seat at the table, fair compensation and benefits, job security and just cause protections.
The Tech Guild’s formation is part of a growing movement of media tech workers organizing for better working conditions and advocating for equity, transparency, and a voice in their workplace.
“Today we win a seat at the table for all tech workers at The Washington Post. Together, our union will secure stronger protections and access to benefits that will help us do our jobs better. The workers in this union will make The Post stronger, guaranteeing this important institution remains resilient for years to come.” – Luke Connors, software engineer
“The things we accomplished together and the relationships we built while organizing our union are what I am most proud of from my twenty-five years at the Post. Why? Because those efforts will lead to real benefits and protections for more than 300 tech workers.” – Lisa Gusty, software engineer
“I have mourned too many colleagues being laid off who were doing good work and were needed by the business. Our union gives me hope that we may be able to achieve some job security at long last.” – Mike Stemle, principal architect
“I’m thrilled to be a part of the growing wave of tech workers exercising our right to unionize. We care deeply about our work here, and organizing together has already given us a stronger sense of community among our teams. Now we’ll get to use that collective power to achieve lasting improvements at the Post.” – Sara Carothers, product manager
The Washington Post Tech Guild will begin immediately formulating plans and laying the groundwork within the unit to begin bargaining with the company for its first collective bargaining agreement.